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Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ899-231030-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist over the S waters through Mon night. A cold front will
move E into the northern and central waters today then dissipate
tonight. Another stronger cold front will cross the waters Mon
into Tue night. High pressure will build E into the southern
waters Wed through Fri night. 

$$

PZZ820-231030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to
25 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
16 to 22 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 15 to 22 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-231030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
16 to 26 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 30 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to
26 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 18 to 22 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to
19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 16 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 23 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-231030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Rain and areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to
20 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to
14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft,
building to 10 to 17 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-231030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt, then, becoming E to NE. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Chance of rain.
Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 1 NM or less. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to
23 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 17 to 20 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 14 to 16 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-231030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming N to
NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Chance of
rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 15 to 17 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-231030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 15 to 21 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 16 to
19 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
14 to 17 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-231030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
12 to 15 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Areas of
fog. Chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-231030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-231030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-231030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 12 to
18 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-231030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
155 PM PST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.